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How to install bat on Linux (sharkdp/bat) · gitmanual

How to install on Linux

sharkdp/bat

A cat(1) clone with wings.

Rust#cli#command-line#git#hacktoberfest

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
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License: Apache-2.0
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Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your Linux

A ready-made Linux download is in the latest release.

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Download for Linux

v0.26.1 · 12/2/2025 ↗

bat_0.26.1_amd64.deb

deb · x64 · 3.0 MB · 37,794 downloads · best match

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat_0.26.1_amd64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"bat_0.26.1_amd64.deb"

Other Linux downloads (15)

bat-musl_0.26.1_musl-linux-amd64.deb

deb · x64 · 3.1 MB · 6,822 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat-musl_0.26.1_musl-linux-amd64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"bat-musl_0.26.1_musl-linux-amd64.deb"

bat-v0.26.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 3.5 MB · 240,769 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat-v0.26.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "bat-v0.26.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"

bat-v0.26.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 3.6 MB · 800,677 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat-v0.26.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "bat-v0.26.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

bat_0.26.1_arm64.deb

deb · ARM64 · 2.9 MB · 5,345 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat_0.26.1_arm64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"bat_0.26.1_arm64.deb"

bat-musl_0.26.1_arm64.deb

deb · ARM64 · 2.9 MB · 4,327 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat-musl_0.26.1_arm64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"bat-musl_0.26.1_arm64.deb"

bat-v0.26.1-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 3.3 MB · 63,861 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat-v0.26.1-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "bat-v0.26.1-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"

bat_0.26.1_armhf.deb

deb · ARMv7 · 2.9 MB · 2,843 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat_0.26.1_armhf.deb"
sudo apt install ./"bat_0.26.1_armhf.deb"

bat-v0.26.1-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 3.4 MB · 40,025 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat-v0.26.1-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "bat-v0.26.1-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

bat_0.26.1_musl-linux-armhf.deb

deb · ARMv7 · 2.9 MB · 1,973 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat_0.26.1_musl-linux-armhf.deb"
sudo apt install ./"bat_0.26.1_musl-linux-armhf.deb"

bat-v0.26.1-arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARMv7 · 3.4 MB · 3,055 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat-v0.26.1-arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "bat-v0.26.1-arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf.tar.gz"

bat_0.26.1_i686.deb

deb · 32-bit · 3.1 MB · 2,037 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat_0.26.1_i686.deb"
sudo apt install ./"bat_0.26.1_i686.deb"

bat-musl_0.26.1_musl-linux-i686.deb

deb · 32-bit · 3.1 MB · 2,308 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat-musl_0.26.1_musl-linux-i686.deb"
sudo apt install ./"bat-musl_0.26.1_musl-linux-i686.deb"

bat-v0.26.1-arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARMv7 · 3.4 MB · 2,121 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat-v0.26.1-arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "bat-v0.26.1-arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf.tar.gz"

bat-v0.26.1-i686-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz

tar.gz · 32-bit · 3.6 MB · 2,647 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat-v0.26.1-i686-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "bat-v0.26.1-i686-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"

bat-v0.26.1-i686-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · 32-bit · 3.5 MB · 2,621 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/v0.26.1/bat-v0.26.1-i686-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "bat-v0.26.1-i686-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

Install with a package manager

apt

sudo apt install bat

apk

apk add bat

pacman

pacman -S bat

dnf

dnf install bat

distro package

emerge sys-apps/bat

Nix

nix-env -i bat

zypper

zypper install bat

Homebrew

brew install bat

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

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